urbanize

English

Alternative forms

urbanise

Etymology

Verb

urbanize (third-person singular simple present urbanizes, present participle urbanizing, simple past and past participle urbanized)

To make something more urban in character.
To take up an urban way of life.

Translations

to make something more urban in character

Chinese:
Mandarin: 城市化 (zh)
Finnish: kaupunkimaistaa
Greek: αστικοποιώ (el) (astikopoió)

Hungarian: urbanizál, városiasít
Portuguese: urbanizar (pt)
Romanian: urbaniza (ro)
Spanish: urbanizar (es)

to take up an urban way of life

Finnish: kaupunkilaistua
Hungarian: urbanizálódik, városiasodik

Portuguese: urbanizar-se
Spanish: urbanizarse (es)

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German: urbanisieren (1,2)

Portuguese

Verb

urbanize

First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of urbanizar
Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present subjunctive of urbanizar
Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of urbanizar
Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of urbanizar

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